7/22/14
Day 4
Total Miles: 1258
Countries: 2
States: NY
Coffee consumed: approx. 36 oz
Screen Time: 0
Memories:
Danny: My Ninjago birthday presents
Therese: Pulling into the B&B
Grace: Saying goodbye to Niagara Falls
Gordon: Dinner at the Blackbird Cafe
The morning got off to a chilly, damp, hazy start. By the time we had the car loaded up it was nearly 90 degrees and we were ready for a change of scenery.
We planned a big surprise for the kids: MagiQuest at the Great Wolf Lodge. We planned to let the kids play for a few hours before we headed out on today's 5.5 hour drive.
At the very last minute I thought I should call to confirm that MagiQuest is open to the public. Well, turns out this is the only location where you have to stay to play. Good thing I checked. I can only imagine the 90 degree meltdowns we would have encountered having to turn back at the lobby.
With the kids blissfully ignorant, we made a quick trip to the Roots store at the outlet mall across the street and picked up some clearance threads. We love our Canadian clothing.
Good Bye Niagara Falls
The drive was boring, boring, boring. We consented to listen to Diary of a Wimpy kid but then insisted on Harry Potter for the rest of the trip. When we pulled in for gas about midway, Danny of course remembered that this was where we stopped last time and there was a farm stand selling fruit. And what do you know, there was a farmer's market selling fruit again. So we loaded up on fresh berries and added that to our cooler lunch.
Side Note: For a traveling treat, I bought the Trader Joe's "Cookie and Chocolate" spread which I thought was their version of Nutella. Well it's not. It's a million times more addicting. It's like cookie dough and chocolate soft enough to spread. I hadn't tried it until today. But after feeling the sugar granules crunching between my teeth, I immediately made my self a sandwich. No wonder the kids have been eating cooler lunches without complaint.
We pulled into the B&B we've stayed at before. The place is in the middle of rolling hills of farmland. Literally amber waves of grain. We relaxed on the patio while Danny opened birthday presents I'd ordered and had sent here. There was a brief, tense moment when Grace couldn't understand why she didn't have any packages but it didn't last long.
The owners are very kind and sweet and told us that since they had no other guests we were welcome to stay in both rooms. Grace and I are sharing a room. Grace was wandering around the room exclaiming over everything. "Look, it's a painted tin wastebasket. We have our own box of tissue. We have a bathroom that's attached to the room! We have a desk with a pen. We have these....um...things." At this point she picked up a coaster which, evidentially, she has never used in our home.
So here I am at the sweet little desk next to my queen sized bed in which I alone will sleep. The air conditioner is on. Grace is crashed on the fourposter twin bed on the other side of the room. Danny and Gordon are across the hall. We are all clean. Breakfast cooked by someone else will be ready at 9:00 tomorrow morning.
We have two days here: Heaven.
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